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GIS Specialist II
County of Riverside
TLMA Planning
Location
Riverside, California, 92502-1569
Salary
$31.49 - $43.24
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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February 26, 2026
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working with geographic information systems to manage and update maps and data for land use planning in Riverside County, including creating custom maps, ensuring data accuracy, and supporting planners with tools like web maps and field applications.
A good fit would be someone with a few years of hands-on GIS experience, comfortable with mapping software and basic math for spatial analysis, and interested in local government work to help guide community growth.
Key Requirements
- Three years of sub-professional or professional GIS experience (or equivalent education in GIS, geography, cartography, or related fields substituting up to two years)
- Proficiency in preparing, updating, and editing customized maps, diagrams, exhibits, and reports
- Skills in editing, analyzing, and updating GIS data layers and spatial data
- Ability to perform quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) on land use-related GIS data
- Experience researching and compiling data from records like maps, deeds, and surveys for boundaries and locations
- Knowledge of mathematics including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics applied to GIS and engineering
- Possession of a valid California Driver's License
Full Job Description
The County of Riverside’s Planning Department has an opportunity for a GIS Technician II who will be assigned to the Administration division in Riverside.
The GIS Technician II performs technical Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tasks, including data input, maintenance, editing, and system analysis, and produces a variety of map reports.
The GIS Technician II is also expected to maintain land use–related GIS layers and spatial data, produce both standard and project-specific maps, and provide day-to-day GIS support to planners and staff.
Additionally, the GIS Technician II performs quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) on land use–related GIS data to ensure accuracy and integrity.
The GIS Technician II also publishes and maintains basic web maps and viewers and provides support for mobile and field GIS workflows, receiving guidance from higher levels within the series as needed.
Competitive candidates will have experience maintaining land use–related GIS layers and spatial data, producing standard and project-specific maps, performing quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) on GIS data, and publishing and maintaining basic web maps and viewers.
Experience supporting mobile and field GIS workflows is highly desirable, and candidates with proficiency in ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, and other GIS software, as well as experience in local government or planning-related work, are encouraged to apply.
Meet the Team!
The County of Riverside Transportation & Land Management Agency (TLMA) is the umbrella agency for several county departments which includes the Planning Department.
The Planning Department is responsible for Riverside County's General Plan, a comprehensive long-range plan intended to guide the growth and development of unincorporated areas within the County.
This department formulates growth management plans and zoning for the County.
Requirements
• Prepare and update customized maps, diagrams, exhibits, and reports.
• Edit and analyze spatial data; research and compile data.
• Update GIS data layers.
• Research and compile data from record maps, land grants, and deeds for survey monument histories, boundary locations, subdivisions, right of way, street names, easements, and facility locations.
• Establish geodetic control for mapping which involves the ability to calculate and adjust angles and distances of survey field data using geometrical mathematics and computer engineering programs that utilize coordinate geometry (COGO).
• Develop macros and other applications utilizing GIS software to perform assigned work.
• Operate and maintain various GIS related hardware (e.g., plotters, scanners, digitizers, UNIX, Windows NT, or DOS based workstations).
Qualifications
Education: None required.
Experience: Three years of sub-professional or professional GIS experience. (Completion of GIS, automated mapping, land surveying, geography, cartography, or computer science related coursework from an accredited college or university may substitute for up to two years of the required experience on the basis of 30 semester or 45 quarter units equaling one year of experience.)
License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required.
Knowledge of: Mathematics, including the principles of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics as applied to sub-professional engineering and GIS related work; automated drafting techniques; survey principles and methods.
Ability to: Apply techniques and practices involved to complete assigned GIS work; perform mathematical computations; tabulate and analyze data and prepare reports; keep clear and accurate notes; do simple drafting; understand and following oral and written directions; work cooperatively with others.
Experience: Three years of sub-professional or professional GIS experience. (Completion of GIS, automated mapping, land surveying, geography, cartography, or computer science related coursework from an accredited college or university may substitute for up to two years of the required experience on the basis of 30 semester or 45 quarter units equaling one year of experience.)
License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required.
Knowledge of: Mathematics, including the principles of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics as applied to sub-professional engineering and GIS related work; automated drafting techniques; survey principles and methods.
Ability to: Apply techniques and practices involved to complete assigned GIS work; perform mathematical computations; tabulate and analyze data and prepare reports; keep clear and accurate notes; do simple drafting; understand and following oral and written directions; work cooperatively with others.
Additional Information
Please Contact Alexander Jones at 951-955-4656 or Aljones@rivco.org. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.
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